Introduction to Addison's Disease

Addison's Disease is a rare hormonal disorder that afflicts about  1 in 100000 people. Addison's disease is not a terminal condition, most people who have it can live normal lives so long as they take their medication. Many of our body's important biological processes are regulated by chemical messengers known as hormones, and in the case of people afflicted with Addison's Disease, there are two branches of the disease, one being that their body does not have enough of a hormone known as cortisol and another being a lack of a hormone known as aldosterone, as a result of a deficiency in a part of the body known as the adrenal glands.


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